You're Not Lazy. Here's Why Smart, Capable Women Really Procrastinate.

Are we really just lazy? Or is something else keepingus stuck?

Dr Jen Altman returns to Before Boca to unpackprocrastination in midlife — why so many of us can get everything done for our families no problem but freeze when it comes to taking care of ourselves, how perfectionism and procrastination go together, and why that and why do I procrastinate shame spiral makes it harder to start.

We get into dragging our feet and not getting thingsdone, bedtime procrastination and waking up irritable, whether having more free time once kids are grown actually helps, and how to tell if you are genuinely procrastinating or just done being over-optimized. Then real talk on how to stop procrastinating without another to-do list — better systems, self-compassion, and small starts that rebuild trust.

For women over 50 and women over 50 navigating reinvention, boundaries, and starting over. New episodes of Before Boca drop on Wednesday mornings for women rediscovering who they are after being everyone else's everything.

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